Arkham identified wallets linked to Iran's central bank after Tether froze $344 million in USDT flagged for sanctions evasion.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-freezes-344m-usdt-iran-central-bank-arkham-may-2026/

Injective's INJ added roughly $56M in market cap following the on-chain launch of pre-IPO stock tokens for OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/injective-inj-56m-market-cap-pre-ipo-stocks-launch-may-2026/

Coinbase added Solana as accepted collateral for USDC loans up to $100,000, giving SOL holders cash without selling and adding a third asset to its lending product.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-sol-backed-loans-100k-usdc-may-2026/

BlackRock has filed with the SEC for a second tokenized fund built on Securitize infrastructure, deepening its on-chain asset push beyond BUIDL.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blackrock-second-tokenized-fund-sec-filing-securitize-may-2026/

Sen. Jack Reed introduced legislation to bar crypto from US tax payments, federal reserves, and Fed master accounts, raising the regulatory bar mid-CLARITY Act.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/reed-bill-block-crypto-tax-payments-fed-access-may-2026/

Senate Banking Committee members filed over 100 amendments to the crypto market structure bill ahead of Thursday's markup, Politico reports.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senate-banking-100-amendments-crypto-bill-markup-may-2026/

Charles Schwab has started rolling out Schwab Crypto accounts to retail clients, letting them buy BTC and ETH alongside stocks and bonds.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/charles-schwab-crypto-accounts-retail-rollout-bitcoin-ethereum-may-2026/

Kelp DAO and Aave finished recovery steps for the rsETH exploit, burning the attacker's tokens and committing to refill 117,132 rsETH over two weeks.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kelp-dao-aave-rseth-recovery-burn-117k-may-2026/

US banking groups sent more than 8,000 letters to Senate offices since Friday urging lawmakers to revisit the stablecoin yield compromise.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/banking-lobby-8000-letters-senate-stablecoin-yield-may-2026/

VanEck data shows Layer 1 blockchain tokens have fallen 49% since the start of 2025 while listed crypto equities have gained 48%, a near 100-point gap.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/l1-tokens-49-down-crypto-equities-48-up-vaneck-may-2026/